Gilligan's Island is an American sitcom created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz and originally produced by United Artists Television. The series aired for three seasons on the CBS network from September 26, 1964, to April 17, 1967.
See main article: Gilligan's Island (season 1). The first season aired Saturdays at 8:30-9:00 p.m. (EST). This is the only season to be filmed in black and white.
See main article: Gilligan's Island (season 2). The second season aired Thursdays at 8:00-8:30 p.m. (EST).
See main article: Gilligan's Island (season 3). The third season aired Mondays at 7:30-8:00 p.m. (EST).
There were three sequel films. The first (1978) had them rescued and proved so successful that it spawned a second (1979) and third (1981). By the third film, ratings were down, and no more were made.
In 2001, Dawn Wells co-produced a television film bio-pic, where she, Bob Denver, and Russell Johnson appear as themselves as hosts and remember what life was like during the series. In the memory scenes, they and the rest of the cast are played by different actors, while Wells narrates.
This series has been released on DVD by Warner Home Video, in three season box sets (the first of which includes the pilot episode) and in a complete series set. There has also been a single-disc release containing only the first two episodes.[1]
| DVD set | Episodes | Release date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilligan's Island: The Complete 1st Season | 37 | ||
| Gilligan's Island: TV Premiere DVD | 2 | ||
| Gilligan's Island: The Complete 2nd Season | 32 | ||
| Gilligan's Island: The Complete 3rd Season | 30 | ||
| Gilligan's Island: The Complete Series Collection | 98 |